“The Crystal Spring”
Description
Captain courts his true love; promises to maintain her, mentions his loaded ship just arrived from Spain. She says men are fickle; he promises to be true
Notes
This may well be a fragmentary version of "One Morning in May", but so many elements of the latter song are missing that it could just as easily be an independent song. It does, however, mention a nightingale briefly in the first line. -PJS
Cross references
- cf. "One Morning in May (To Hear the Nightingale Sing)" [Laws P14] (theme)
References
- Sharp-100E 32, "The Crystal Spring" (1 text, 1 tune)
- Roud #1391
- BI, ShH32